Somewhere between a glorified Nintendo Power Glove and a Peregrine Gaming Glove, the concept KeyGlove uses a combination of 34 sensors and an Arduino to tell where your fingers are at any given moment and how your hand movements correspond to a virtual keyboard and the letters on it. For example, numbers are on your palm at the tips of your fingers, and letters correspond to taps either on the inside or sides of your fingers in different places.
The KeyGlove is a prototype right now, but it’s being designed for people who have difficulty using keyboards or want a different, more portable way to interact with their computer. The engineer behind the KeyGlove is pondering selling the device to interested buyers, and has even published some basic instructions on how to make your own, if you’re the DIY sort of person. Whether the KeyGlove will revolutionize the way we work with computers remains to be seen, but it definitely presents an alternative.
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